Pesto Toast

Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes
Category: Veg
Ingredients

• Basil leaves 2 cups
• Pine nuts(chilgoza) 1 teaspoon
• Parmesan cheese powder 1 tablespoon
• Garlic 7-8 cloves
• Olive oil 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Edible camphor 1/2 teaspoon
• Bread slices 8
• Mozzarella cheese,grated 3/4 cup

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. To prepare pesto sauce, grind parmesan cheese and pine nuts to a coarse powder. Add garlic cloves and continue to grind for a few seconds. 
2. Add basil leaves, olive oil, salt and peppercorns and grind into a coarse paste.
3. Cut bread slices into roundels with a round cookie cutter and arrange them on a baking tray. 
4. Toast them lightly in the preheated oven.
5. Apply the pesto sauce on the bread roundels and sprinkle mozzarella cheese. 
6. Bake in the preheated oven till the cheese melts. 
7. Serve hot.